Week 3

Now that I'm getting into the third week of taking a picture each day, I'm trying to determine what my philosophy is with this project. I'm deciding it will represent a slice of my life (for this year)—beauty around me, people important to me, activities I engage in (rarely or often), something that I view in just a different way, or something that just strikes my fancy.

26 August

Yesterday afternoon I received a call from an individual wanting to know if he could get a copy of Nibley’s “A Stage without a Play.” It was a talk given in February 1977 at Westminster College. He had owned a copy but had loaned it to missionaries. He wanted a copy to help someone he was working with in Young Men. I had the talk listed in my bibliography, but Dan M. didn’t have it in any of his files. I finally called Rob back to let him know we were sorry but couldn’t help him. He said he had purchased a tape of that title some years back in the BYU Bookstore. I kept thinking in the back of mind that I had seen a tape with that title on it. I rummaged a bit more and finally found a file folder in my Nibley drawer with a tape bearing that title. I asked the secretary if they could transcribe it, which they were willing to do. But then I went back to that file folder in my office and actually found a hard copy of a transcript as well as a floppy disk. I took it to Elin (since I no longer have a computer that accepts floppy disks), and she was able to access the file on the disk and e-mail it to me. So before I left work, I was able to send Rob the text of the talk—our miracle for the day.

27 August

Our financial advisor, Ray, gives Stephen his traditional Snickers bar on our visit.

28 August

I went to the temple twice today—the first time I took pictures of the flowers and gardens and discovered the line for initiatories was too long. So I came back later to perform an endowment for Joanna Gaffeild, born about 1560, in Ivinghoe, Buckingham, England—she had to wait 450 years for her temple work to be done. I’m so grateful to be able to bless her life!

29 August

Bottles of Ensure in Dad's refrigerator door at Jamestown. He is thriving on Ensure, milk, and Oreo cookies! More pictures soon when he turns 100 on September 9.

30 August

I have retaining walls on my mind now, so on the way home from work, I screeched to a halt and backed up to take a picture of this wall (northwest of the temple on 930 East). I usually pass this particular wall on the way home from work (but not on the way to work because I often drive behind the temple on Iroquois and Temple View Drive).

31 August

Our Edgemont Fifth Ward Relief Society has served together for a year and a half—Becky, first counselor (education); me, president; Elizabeth, second counselor (Relief Society meetings); and Maren, secretary. I do so appreciate serving with these faithful sisters!

1 September

I have always loved the rainbow progression of colors, so I appreciate this presentation of possible paper colors available at the copy center (I took the BYU Women booklet in today to be printed—it will have a cheery solar yellow cover this year).